Alliance Française du North Shore

a 501(c)(3) organization

French Culture, Language, History and Literature on
Chicago's North Shore

Events

We offer many opportunities for you to practice your French and have fun while doing so. Enjoy a
lecture or conversation group, watch a movie or join a trivia team. Our Meetup site has all the details and accepts RSVPs.

Costume design by Henri de Gissey for Louis XIV as
Apollo, in Ballet de la Nuit (1653). Image courtesy of Meriem Bahri.

Costume designer Meriem Bahri will focus on costumes designed for ballets, operas and plays performed
at the court of France, from Louis XIII to Louis XVI. She'll analyze the symbols, the fashions and the
influence beyond the French court.

After completing a PhD in science, Ms. Bahri turned to her great passion for costumes and art history
when she moved to Chicago. She collaborates regularly with two groups specializing in baroque opera and
is a member of the Académie Desprez, a French association dedicated to the performing arts of the
17th and 18th centuries. Be sure to visit her website.

Join us at 1 PM on Monday, March 19, at the Wilmette Public Library, 1242 Wilmette
Avenue. Free to members and students, and to non-members and guests attending a program for the first
time ($10 thereafter). A tea and social hour in French will follow the presentation.

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our Café Conversation Matin. The group’s diversity was exceptional: participants ranged in age
from 23 to 91, and hailed from Poland, Belgium, Louisiana, Cameroon, England, Holland, Senegal, Austria
and, of course, the U.S. —Eileen W.&bigstar;&bigstar;&bigstar;

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diversified; it’s diversity that makes this country so great and strong. In my opinion, it’s an
“all-American” group. —Edward A.&bigstar;&bigstar;&bigstar;

Programmes

Our monthly lecture series takes place at 1 PM on Mondays, September through April, at
the Wilmette Public Library auditorium, 1242 Wilmette
Avenue, Wilmette.

Free to members, and to first-time guests and non-members. The entrance fee at subsequent
lectures is $10.00. Each lecture is followed by a tea and social hour in French.

Café Conversations

Meet fellow Francophones for relaxed, informal conversation in French, facilitated by one or more of
our native-speaking or fluent AFduNS leaders. Purchase your beverage or food and look for a large
group of us gathered at tables. All fluency levels are welcome.

Apéro Conversation

Ciné Club

Second Thursday of each month, September through May, 1 PM, Glenview Public Library,
1930 Glenview Road, Glenview. French film with English subtitles, followed by a discussion in French.
Refreshments are provided. cine-club@AFnorthshore.org